Manchester City face a huge uphill task on Wednesday night as they take on Spanish giants Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Manuel Pellegrini’s side are 2-1 down after the first leg, with the killer blow being the two away goals conceded at the Etihad.

There may be a temptation to take the game to Luis Enrique’s men, looking to steal an away goal back quickly, but this plays perfectly into Barcelona’s hands. Man City need to look towards Paris Saint-Germain as an example of what can be done with patience, and although their task is tougher, the game plan is there to be followed.

PSG went to Stamford Bridge knowing they needed to score to have any chance of qualifying, and after losing Zlatan Ibrahimovic to a red card and going behind twice on the night, they kept their nerve and managed to sneak through on away goals.

Pellegrini’s tactics on Wednesday should not be to attack from the outset, but to keep Barcelona quiet. Pressure the Spanish midfield, don't give them time on the ball and look to hit on the break for the first 45 minutes. If opportunities to attack develop, you have to take them, but there is no point going gung-ho.

If you give Barcelona too much space in behind your defence, there are not many teams better at exploiting those opportunities.

Patience is the key on Wednesday night. Manchester City have the players to score against Barcelona, the trick will be picking the right moments to push forward as a team. Do that well and they could provide the Champions League with another shock result.

Andrew Gibney

Andrew Gibney started following France's Ligue 1 about 10 years ago and it is an obession that has stayed with him ever since.His writing career started as a hobby, but now he calls Lille, France his home and spends his weekend either watching Lille OSC or teams down in the fifth division of the French league pyramid, forever searching for the next Eden Hazard.A typical Glasweigan, he once walked 106 miles in seven days, from Sheffield to Lille, just to avoid paying for the Eurostar. Managing to talk his way into a few freebies from other clubs along the way.